Adjustable store-shelf



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C. BAUM.

ADJUSTABLE STORE SHELF.

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C. BAUM.

ADJUSTABLE STURB SHELF.

No. 472,469. y Patented Apr. 5, 1892.,

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CHRISTIAN BAUM, OF ST. GENEVIEVE, MISSOURI.

ADJUSTABLE STORE-SHELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,469, dated April 5,1892.

' Application filed September 19, 1891. Serial No. 406.233. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN BAUM, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Genevieve, in the county of St. Genevieve and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStore-Shelves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the inthe art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to display or sto rage shelves to be used instores where a limited space must be utilized to the best advantage, andproviding for a large amount of displaysurface within circumscribedlimits. To accomplish this purpose, I provide-one or more series ornests of shelves suspended from the ceiling at or near the center of thestore and midway between the counters extending lengthwise of the room;or, should there bel but one line of shelves at the side of the room,the nests of shelves may be suspended so as to be brought into view uponthe opposite side, or they may be located at the rear of the room. I donot confine myself to the location shown in the drawings, as anyconvenient place may be selected where it is possible to suspend them.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection through the center of a store, showing the arrangement ofshelves, two being shown in their elevated position and the otherlowered. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2 2, Fig. 1,showing shelves elevated and lowered in dotted lines; Fig. 3, elevationof a clutclrpulley.

1 is the room, showing the side shelves 2, such as are in ordinary useand having the usual counter 3, extending parallel with the sideshelves. Suspended from the ceiling are the nest of shelves 4, which maybe subdivided, as is shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 that is, having apartition 5 with the shelves G at each side of said partition. Saidshelves may be arranged to face toward the front and rear of the room,as shown, or to face to each side, as circumstances may require, to getthe proper display or access to the goods.

The casing containing the shelves may be rectangular or any desiredshape or size, rectangular being shown, the parts o. b c cl forming,respectively, the top, bottom, and sides. To the latter the shelves aresecured. l

The cords may be in a longitudinal line with store, as shown in Fig. 1,or transverse, as shown in Fig. 2.

To the top or upper portion 7 of each nest is secured an eye 8, to whichone end of a cord 9 is secured, after which it extends upward and over apulley 10, thence over pulley 11 and down under pulley 12 to pulley 18,thence up over clutch 14, and thence down a sufficient distance to bewithin easy reach of the operator, the pulleys 10, 11, and 14 beingsecured to the ceiling, while pulleys 12 and 13 are secured to the top 7of the nests.

The shelves may be lowered to the door, upon which they'may rest, or maybe held at any elevation by allowing the cam-wheel or the pulley toclamp the cord, such clampwheel being a subject of every-daymerchandise. Consequently I do not claim the oonstruction, but use it asa means of convenience; but a substitute may be used-that is, the cordmay be secured to a projection at any convenient point within reach.

It will be seen that the storage capacity and display-surface areincreased by the use of these shelves, as when desired they are easilybrought within reach, and when not in use of free passage beneath them,or for such articles as itmay be necessary to keep on the floor.

By the use of a cord and system of pulleys, as shown, the nest ofshelves will always remain in a vertical position, regardless of itselevation from the floor or distance from the ceiling.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a salesroom or store where increased shelf-room is required for thestorage or display of goods, a receptacle containing one or morecompartments with one or more shelves in each compartment, havingsecured thereto an eye in the center of the top and two pulleys in aline with and equidistant from said eye and having a cord fastened tosaid eye, thence extending upward and over two pul- Vthey are moved tosuch an elevation as to allow IOO leys fastened to the ceiling, thencedownward under the two pulleys in the top of said receptacle, thenceupward again over a third pulley in the ceiling, and held in any givenposition by a clamp or other suitable means, said pulleys in theceiling,y corresponding, respectively, in position with the eye andpulleys in the top of said receptacle, which by means of said oord andpulleys is thus adapted to be raised or lowered and hold in posi- 1otion at any given height, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN BAUM. Witnesses:

GEORGE STEIGLE, CHARLES C. JoKERsT.

